. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. mmmmr common ox, the toes !S are close together; d smaller. , and retreat to their de of the bush, and near to his game, of , he should Avait and frequently twist and it for the day. power and cunnini,'. litary bull, which lio iirt, followed after at , dangerous as is a ird iiit, and should irds or so, and was 'fore he could uiovo lie fell into some lis performance, but ng the safe position with difficulty, and retreating, and had ? shooting Euffaloes nded a Inill, he was . Now the Jiuffa
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. mmmmr common ox, the toes !S are close together; d smaller. , and retreat to their de of the bush, and near to his game, of , he should Avait and frequently twist and it for the day. power and cunnini,'. litary bull, which lio iirt, followed after at , dangerous as is a ird iiit, and should irds or so, and was 'fore he could uiovo lie fell into some lis performance, but ng the safe position with difficulty, and retreating, and had ? shooting Euffaloes nded a Inill, he was . Now the Jiuffalo t. This moan was which this animal rescue. Kirkman ^rtunate it was for nn'sehief, and came ni their rage, they 0 kidneys, or l)i<;Ii ; a bullet dues not face to hice in the â between the eyes. [)ed up again, and and horn had tlie I of Celebes. This an to the oxen, but is a small, Imtvery atures, which were laced in the same arly in a line with lit, and are covered ;rally found among leet wliieh belongs md active animal, 1 licrd.^ icrds uiiilcr lie. banti;no, on &,â/,-â.,. bein'^''!V^"binyfd'f''''''''f^' "' colour, according to its age and sex, the old bulls n,g ofablackish-brown colour, and the females a reddish-bay. Upon the hinder mVi'lfe Tr^'ff' Tlf' f^^l''^'!"^^ inside of the ears andtL lip.^ are of the same uu . n 1 e In ur half ol the legs white. It is a tolerably large aiiimal, the height 01 an adult bull being about hve feet six inches at the shoulder. In spite of its iJon eo'nn!il^ ^^'"r' w^ '^' '^''''^ '^. "^'^"' '^ '' domesticated by the inhabitants of Unnco, ami is employed for many useful purposes. w],iJlf':nofb«^.w/^"' existing members of tlie Ox tribe, is the Gaitr, or Gour, an animal m h 7i-r f recognised by the ext^^aordinary elevation of the spinal ridge and the .lay h te "stockings" The general colour of the Ciaur is a dJep broAni, verging no,; oL n iT" ^'^"'''' ^^''
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